When Numbers Lie: a Good Bad Example

Susanne Ditlevsen; Rolf Poulsen

doi:10.1093/jrssig/qmad045

When Numbers Lie: a Good Bad Example

Susanne Ditlevsen, Rolf Poulsen

Institut for Matematiske Fag

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Abstract

When the Danish government was awarding a new DAB radio licence in 2019, taxpayersassumed the selection process would be fair and mathematically rigorous. However, Susanne Ditlevsen and Rolf Poulsen show how badly handled data led to a biased decision

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Significance
Vol/bind	20
Udgave nummer	3
Sider (fra-til)	26-29
ISSN	1740-9705
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmad045
Status	Udgivet - jun. 2023

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